Department of Science and Consumer Affairs

Australian government department, 1975–1975

Department of Science (I)

Dissolved22 December 1975^[1]Superseding Department

Department of Science (II)
Department of Business and Consumer Affairs

JurisdictionCommonwealth of AustraliaMinisters responsible

Bill Morrison, Minister (6 June 1975)
Clyde Cameron, Minister (Jun – Nov 1975)
Bob Cotton, Minister (Nov – Dec 1975)

Department executive

Hugh Ennor, Secretary

The Department of Science and Consumer Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between June and December 1975.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the department's annual reports.

At its creation, the department's functions were:^[1]

Science and technology, including research, support of research and support of civil space research programs
Meteorology
Ionospheric prediction service
Analytical laboratory service
Patents of inventions and designs, and trade marks
Weights and measure
National standards
Consumer affairs

Structure

The department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d CA 1888: Department of Science and Consumer Affairs, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013^{[permanent dead link]}